Combined pen wiperand rack



FFICE.

? ATENT JOHN F. MARSDEN, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

COM BINED PEN WIPER AND RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters'Patent No. 566,330, dated August25, 1896.

Application filed February 21,1896. Serial No. 580,248. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that LJOHN F. MARSDEN,a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented a new and usefulCombined Pen Wiper and Rack, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in combined pen wipers and racks.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple and efficientpen wiper or cleaner and a rack adapted to support one or more penswhile the same are in contact with the pen wiper or cleaner.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combined pen wiper andrack in which a pen may be readily placed, and which will support a penin a convenient position, so that it may be readily obtained whendesired.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a combined pen wiperand rack constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is avertical sectional view.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in the figuresof the drawings.

1 designates a cup or receptacle, preferably cylindrical, adapted tocontain a brush 2,construoted of any suitable material, such as seagrassor the like, and arranged sufficiently loose within the cup orreceptacle to permit the point of a pen to be readily embedded in it.The brush will enable a pen to be readily thrown into it withoutinjuring the same, as it forms a cushion and serves to scrape ink from apen and to convey liquid ink therefrom, so that a pen will be perfectlyclean when removed.

The pens are supported in an inclined position when in the wiper by arack 3,constructed of any suitable material, such as wire, sheet metal,or the like, and consisting of a frame 4 of circular or other shape, andprovided at intervals with inwardly-extending tongues 5, formingpen-receiving spaces. The superimposed frame may be supported in itsposition above the pen-wiper by any suitable means, preferably verticalsupports 6, secured at their upper terminals to the frame and supportedby a zigzagly-arranged bracing-wire 7, consisting of a series ofV-shaped portions, the sides of which extend downward from the frame ata point between the vertical support-s. The lower ends of the verticalsupports are connected by a circular tie-wire 8, encircling thereceptacle, passing through eyes 9 of the lower ends of the supports andsecuring the same to the receptacle.

The upper ends of the vertical supports are provided with eyes whichreceive the horizontal pen-supporting frame, and the fingers of thelatter consist of loops preferably twisted adjacent to the horizontalframe or ring.

It will be seen that the pen wiper and rack present an ornamental andattractive appearance and that they form a convenient support for a penand are adapted to clean the same thoroughly.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of this invention, such as constructing the pen-rack ofany suitable material, such as sheet metal or the like.

What I claim is- 1. A combined pen rack and wiper comprising areceptacleadapted to contain a suitable material for cleaning a pen, and a framesupported above the receptacle, arranged horizontally and provided atintervals with inwardly-extending tongues forming pen-receiving spaces,substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A combined pen rack and wiper comprising a receptacle, a brusharranged within the receptacle, and a horizontally-disposed framesupported above the receptacle at the sides thereof and provided atintervals with inwardly-extending tongues forming pen-receiving spaces,substantially as described.

3. A combined pen wiper and rack comprising a receptacle, a framearranged above the receptacle and provided at intervals withinwardly-extending tongues, supports located at the sides of thereceptacle, secured thereto and supporting the frame, and bracesconnecting the supports and the frames, substantially as described.

4. A combined pen rack and wiper com- 10 sisting of a series of V-shaped portions connecting the horizontal frame and the supports,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as.

my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

JOHN F. MARSDEN.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. SIGGERS, HAROLD H. SIMMs.

